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[S. 1901 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 279
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1901

To require global economic and political pressure to support diplomatic 
    denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, including through the 
     imposition of sanctions with respect to the Government of the 
     Democratic People's Republic of Korea and any enablers of the 
  activities of that Government, and to reauthorize the North Korean 
           Human Rights Act of 2004, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 2, 2017

    Mr. Gardner (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
 Portman, and Mr. Young) introduced the following bill; which was read 
        twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

                            December 7, 2017

Reported by Mr. Corker, with an amendment and an amendment to the title
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
To require global economic and political pressure to support diplomatic 
    denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, including through the 
     imposition of sanctions with respect to the Government of the 
     Democratic People's Republic of Korea and any enablers of the 
  activities of that Government, and to reauthorize the North Korean 
           Human Rights Act of 2004, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Leverage 
to Enhance Effective Diplomacy Act of 2017'' or the ``LEED 
Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
is as follows:</DELETED>

<DELETED>Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
  <DELETED>TITLE I--SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S 
                   REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND ITS ENABLERS

<DELETED>Sec. 101. Findings.
<DELETED>Sec. 102. Sanctions with respect to the Government of the 
                            Democratic People's Republic of Korea and 
                            its enablers.
<DELETED>Sec. 103. Strategy to end use of North Korean laborers by 
                            other countries.
<DELETED>TITLE II--REAUTHORIZATION OF NORTH KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACT OF 
                                  2004

<DELETED>Sec. 201. Short title.
<DELETED>Sec. 202. Reauthorization of the North Korean Human Rights Act 
                            of 2004.
  <DELETED>TITLE III--REVIEW OF POLICY TOWARD THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S 
                           REPUBLIC OF KOREA

<DELETED>Sec. 301. Addressing the nuclear and ballistic missile threat 
                            posed by the Democratic People's Republic 
                            of Korea.
<DELETED>Sec. 302. Briefings on United States engagement with the 
                            Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
<DELETED>Sec. 303. Report on United States citizens detained by the 
                            Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
<DELETED>Sec. 304. Report and strategy relating to use of rocket fuels 
                            for ballistic missiles by the Democratic 
                            People's Republic of Korea.
<DELETED>Sec. 305. Appropriate congressional committees defined.
<DELETED>TITLE IV--STRATEGY TO DIPLOMATICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY ISOLATE 
               THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA

<DELETED>Sec. 401. Report on effecting a strategy to diplomatically and 
                            economically isolate the Democratic 
                            People's Republic of Korea.
<DELETED>Sec. 402. Authorization to alter United States relations with 
                            countries enabling the Democratic People's 
                            Republic of Korea.
<DELETED>Sec. 403. Authorization to terminate or reduce United States 
                            foreign assistance to countries enabling 
                            the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
<DELETED>Sec. 404. Appropriate congressional committees defined.

  <DELETED>TITLE I--SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S 
              REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND ITS ENABLERS</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 101. FINDINGS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Congress makes the following findings:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) The Government of the Democratic People's 
        Republic of Korea has flagrantly defied the international 
        community by illicitly developing its nuclear and ballistic 
        missile programs, in violation of United Nations Security 
        Council Resolutions 1718 (2006), 1874 (2009), 2087 (2013), 2094 
        (2013), 2270 (2016), 2321 (2016), 2371 (2017), and 2375 
        (2017).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) The Government of the Democratic People's 
        Republic of Korea engages in gross human rights abuses against 
        its own people and citizens of other countries, including the 
        United States, the Republic of Korea, and Japan.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) The United States is committed to pursuing a 
        peaceful denuclearization of the Democratic People's Republic 
        of Korea through a policy of maximum pressure and engagement, 
        in close concert with its partners.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 102. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE 
              DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND ITS 
              ENABLERS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Blocking of Property.--On and after the date that is 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
shall block and prohibit all transactions in all property and interests 
in property of a person described in subsection (d) if such property 
and interests in property are in the United States, come within the 
United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a 
United States person.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Facilitation of Certain Transactions.--The President 
shall prohibit the opening, and prohibit or impose strict conditions on 
the maintaining, in the United States of a correspondent account or a 
payable-through account by a foreign financial institution that the 
President determines has knowingly, on or after the date that is 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, conducted or 
facilitated a significant transaction with respect to the importation, 
exportation, sale, or transfer of goods, services, or technology to or 
from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on behalf of a person 
described in subsection (d).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Importation, Exportation, Sale, or Transfer of Goods 
and Services.--The President shall impose sanctions pursuant to the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) 
with respect to a person if the President determines that the person 
knowingly, on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, imports, exports, purchases, or transfers goods, 
services, or technology to or from a person described in subsection 
(d).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Persons Described.--A person described in this 
subsection is any of the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) The Government of the Democratic People's 
        Republic of Korea or any political subdivision, agency, or 
        instrumentality of that Government.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Any person owned or controlled, directly or 
        indirectly, by that Government.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Any person acting or purporting to act, 
        directly or indirectly, for or on behalf of that 
        Government.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) The following entities:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) Dandong Zhicheng Metallic Material Co. 
                Ltd.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Dandong Kehua Economic and Trade 
                Co.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) Dandong Xinyang Chemical Rubber 
                Co.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) Dandong Zhongze Trade Co. 
                Ltd.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) Dandong Tianfu Trade Co. 
                Ltd.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) Hunchun Xinshidai Industry and Trade 
                Co. Ltd.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (G) Dandong Qiancang Trading Co. 
                Ltd.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (H) Dalian West Pacific 
                Petrochemical.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (I) Dandong Hao Du Trading Co. 
                Ltd.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (J) Dandong Dongyuan Industrial 
                Development Co. Ltd.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Any person affiliated with an entity described 
        in paragraph (4).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) Any person affiliated with an entity 
        identified by the Secretary of the Treasury as a significant 
        importer or exporter of goods, services, or technology to or 
        from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) Any person who knowingly unloads, loads, 
        services, fuels, maintains, provides insurance or reinsurance 
        for, or otherwise engages in a significant transaction with a 
        vessel owned, operated, or controlled by the Government of the 
        Democratic People's Republic of Korea or any political 
        subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of that 
        Government.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) Any person who knowingly engages in a 
        significant transaction with a person owned, operated, or 
        controlled by the Government of the Democratic People's 
        Republic of Korea or any political subdivision, agency, or 
        instrumentality of that Government.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Exemptions.--The following activities are exempt from 
sanctions under this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Activities subject to the reporting 
        requirements under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 
        (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Authorized intelligence activities of the 
        United States.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Activities necessary to comply with United 
        States obligations under the Agreement between the United 
        Nations and the United States of America regarding the 
        Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 
        26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, the 
        Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 
        1963, and entered into force March 19, 1967, or any other 
        international agreement.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Activities incidental to the POW/MIA 
        accounting mission in the Democratic People's Republic of 
        Korea, including activities by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting 
        Agency and other governmental or nongovernmental organizations 
        tasked with identifying or recovering the remains of members of 
        the United States Armed Forces in the Democratic People's 
        Republic of Korea.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Waivers.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The President may waive the 
        application of sanctions under this section with respect to a 
        person if the President--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A)(i) determines that the person is no 
                longer engaged in sanctionable activities; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (ii) determines that the waiver is in the 
                national security interest of the United States; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) submits to the appropriate 
                congressional committees a report on the determination 
                and the reasons for the determination.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Humanitarian waiver.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--The President may waive, 
                for renewable periods of not less than 30 days and not 
                more than one year, the application of sanctions under 
                this section if the President submits to the 
                appropriate congressional committees a written 
                determination that the waiver is necessary for 
                humanitarian assistance or to carry out the 
                humanitarian purposes set forth in section 4 of the 
                North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 
                7802).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Content of written determination.--A 
                written determination submitted under subparagraph (A) 
                with respect to a waiver shall include a description of 
                all notification and accountability controls that have 
                been employed in order to ensure that the activities 
                covered by the waiver are humanitarian assistance or 
                are carried out for the purposes set forth in section 4 
                of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 
                7802) and do not entail any activities in the 
                Democratic People's Republic of Korea or dealings with 
                the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of 
                Korea not reasonably related to humanitarian assistance 
                or those purposes.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) Clarification of permitted 
                activities.--An internationally recognized humanitarian 
                organization shall not be subject to sanctions under 
                this section for--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) engaging in a financial 
                        transaction relating to humanitarian assistance 
                        or for humanitarian purposes pursuant to a 
                        waiver issued under subparagraph (A);</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) transporting goods or 
                        services that are necessary to carry out 
                        operations relating to humanitarian assistance 
                        or humanitarian purposes pursuant to such a 
                        waiver; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) having merely incidental 
                        contact, in the course of providing 
                        humanitarian assistance or aid for humanitarian 
                        purposes pursuant to such a waiver, with 
                        individuals who are under the control of a 
                        foreign person subject to sanctions under this 
                        section.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (g) Rule of Construction.--A person described in 
subsection (d) is subject to sanctions under this section without 
regard to whether the name of the person is published in the Federal 
Register or incorporated into the list of specially designated 
nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Office of Foreign 
Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (h) Reports.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than 210 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days 
        thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
        congressional committees a list of persons (including foreign 
        financial institutions) with respect to which sanctions are 
        imposed--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in the case of the first list, before 
                the submission of the list; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in the case of any subsequent list, 
                during the 90 days preceding the submission of the 
                list.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Form of report; public availability.--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) Form.--The list required by paragraph 
                (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 
                contain a classified annex.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Public availability.--The unclassified 
                portion of the list required by paragraph (1) shall be 
                made available to the public and posted on the websites 
                of the Department of the Treasury and the Department of 
                State.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (i) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The 
        term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
                the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of 
                the Senate; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
                the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
                Representatives.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Correspondent account; payable-through 
        account.--The terms ``correspondent account'' and ``payable-
        through account'' have the meanings given those terms in 
        section 5318A of title 31, United States Code.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Foreign financial institution.--The term 
        ``foreign financial institution'' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 561.308 of title 31, Code of Federal 
        Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation or 
        ruling).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Humanitarian assistance.--The term 
        ``humanitarian assistance'' means assistance to meet 
        humanitarian needs, including needs for food, medicine, medical 
        supplies, clothing, and shelter.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Knowingly.--The term ``knowingly'', with 
        respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a 
        person has actual knowledge, or should have known, of the 
        conduct, the circumstance, or the result.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) Person.--The term ``person'' means an 
        individual or entity.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) United states person.--The term ``United 
        States person'' means--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) a United States citizen or an alien 
                lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United 
                States; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) an entity organized under the laws of 
                the United States or any jurisdiction within the United 
                States, including a foreign branch of such an 
                entity.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 103. STRATEGY TO END USE OF NORTH KOREAN LABORERS BY 
              OTHER COUNTRIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a strategy for 
leveraging the sanctions imposed pursuant to section 302B of the North 
Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act (22 U.S.C. 9241b) to 
persuade countries that import North Korean laborers in a manner 
described in section 302(b)(1)(L) of that Act (22 U.S.C. 9241(b)(1)(L)) 
to end that practice.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Form of Report.--The strategy required by subsection 
(a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a 
classified annex.</DELETED>

<DELETED>TITLE II--REAUTHORIZATION OF NORTH KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACT OF 
                             2004</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This title may be cited as the ``North Korean Human Rights 
Reauthorization Act of 2017''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 202. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NORTH KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 
              OF 2004.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Human Rights and Democracy Programs.--Section 
102(b)(1) of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 
7812(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``2017'' and inserting 
``2022''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Promoting Freedom of Information.--Section 104 of the 
North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7814) is amended by 
striking ``2017'' each place it appears and inserting 
``2022''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Report by Special Envoy on North Korean Human 
Rights.--Section 107(d) of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 
(22 U.S.C. 7817(d)) is amended by striking ``2017'' and inserting 
``2022''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Report on Humanitarian Assistance.--Section 201(a) of 
the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7831(a)) is 
amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``2017'' 
and inserting ``2022''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Assistance Provided Outside of North Korea.--Section 
203(c)(1) of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 
7833(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``2017'' and inserting 
``2022''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Annual Reporting.--Section 305(a) of the North Korean 
Human Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7845(a)) is amended, in the matter 
preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``2017'' and inserting 
``2022''.</DELETED>

  <DELETED>TITLE III--REVIEW OF POLICY TOWARD THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S 
                      REPUBLIC OF KOREA</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 301. ADDRESSING THE NUCLEAR AND BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT 
              POSED BY THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
              KOREA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the President 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
the efforts of the President to achieve peaceful denuclearization of 
the Korean Peninsula and to eliminate the threat posed by the ballistic 
missile program of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Elements.--Each report required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) A description of the President's overall 
        policy objectives with regard to the Democratic People's 
        Republic of Korea.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) An assessment by the intelligence community 
        (as defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 
        1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))) of the status of the nuclear and 
        ballistic missile programs of the Democratic People's Republic 
        of Korea, including what elements constitute such programs, and 
        any technological advancements, disruptions, or setbacks to 
        such programs.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) A summary of all sanctions imposed by the 
        United States with respect to the Democratic People's Republic 
        of Korea relating to its nuclear and ballistic missile programs 
        pursuant to all applicable statutes, regulations, and Executive 
        orders and a strategy outlining how the President intends to 
        use those authorities to impose additional sanctions with 
        respect to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea if 
        necessary.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) A summary of all sanctions designations by the 
        United Nations Security Council pursuant to all applicable 
        United Nations Security Council resolutions.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) An assessment of and strategy for countering 
        the cyber capabilities of the Democratic People's Republic of 
        Korea, including its efforts to conduct cyber and corporate 
        espionage, to commit illicit commercial and financial 
        activities through international cyber systems, and to suppress 
        opposition to and spread propaganda in support of the nuclear 
        and ballistic missile activities of the Democratic People's 
        Republic of Korea.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) A summary of activities of the Democratic 
        People's Republic of Korea relating to evading sanctions 
        imposed with respect to its nuclear and ballistic missile 
        programs.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) An assessment of the sources of, and the 
        methods of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for 
        procuring, critical components for its nuclear and ballistic 
        missile programs, including liquid and solid rocket fuels and 
        components, navigation and guidance systems, computer and 
        electrical components, and specialized materials.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) A summary of the United States strategy to 
        increase international coordination and cooperation, whether 
        unilaterally, bilaterally, or multilaterally, including 
        sanctions enforcement and interdiction, to address the threat 
        posed by the nuclear and ballistic missile programs of the 
        Democratic People's Republic of Korea.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (9) An assessment of the adequacy of the national 
        export control regimes of countries that are members of the 
        United Nations, and multilateral export control regimes, that 
        are necessary to enforce sanctions imposed with respect to the 
        Democratic People's Republic of Korea pursuant to United 
        Nations Security Council resolutions and an action plan to 
        encourage and assist countries in adopting and using 
        authorities necessary to enforce export controls required by 
        United Nations Security Council resolutions.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (10) A summary of ongoing efforts by the United 
        States to identify strategies and policies, including an 
        assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of such strategies 
        and policies, to achieve peaceful denuclearization of the 
        Korean Peninsula and to eliminate the threat posed by the 
        ballistic missile program of the Democratic People's Republic 
        of Korea.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (11) An assessment of potential roadmaps toward 
        peaceful denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and the 
        elimination of the nuclear and ballistic missile threats posted 
        by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and specific 
        actions the Democratic People's Republic of Korea would need to 
        take for each such roadmap to become viable.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (12) A description of specific measures that the 
        President has taken, or anticipates taking, to implement the 
        ``maximum pressure and engagement'' policy.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Form of Report.--Each report required by subsection 
(a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a 
classified annex.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 302. BRIEFINGS ON UNITED STATES ENGAGEMENT WITH THE 
              DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, and regularly thereafter, the Secretary of State or a 
designee of the Secretary shall brief the appropriate congressional 
committees on the status of any United States diplomatic engagement 
with the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of 
Korea.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 303. REPORT ON UNITED STATES CITIZENS DETAINED BY THE 
              DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report on United States 
citizens detained by the Government of the Democratic People's Republic 
of Korea, including United States citizens who are also citizens of 
other countries.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Elements.--Each report required by subsection (a) 
shall include, with respect to each United States citizen detained by 
the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the 
following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) The name of the United States 
        citizen.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) A description of the circumstances surrounding 
        the detention of the United States citizen.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) An assessment of the health and welfare of the 
        United States citizen.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) An assessment of whether any United States 
        Government or foreign government officials have been provided 
        access to the United States citizen.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) A summary of any communications or comments by 
        officials of the Government of the Democratic People's Republic 
        of Korea regarding the detention and welfare of the United 
        States citizen.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) A summary of official communications by United 
        States Government officials or foreign government officials, or 
        other persons acting on behalf of those officials regarding the 
        United States citizen, including efforts to secure the release 
        of the United States citizen.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) A summary of unofficial communications by 
        other persons with officials of the Government of the 
        Democratic People's Republic of Korea regarding the United 
        States citizen, including efforts to secure the release of the 
        United States citizen.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Form of Reports.--Each report required by subsection 
(a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a 
classified annex.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Interim Briefings.--During periods between the 
submission of reports under subsection (a), the Secretary of State 
shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on any significant 
updates on the status and welfare of any United States citizens 
detained by the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of 
Korea.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 304. REPORT AND STRATEGY RELATING TO USE OF ROCKET FUELS 
              FOR BALLISTIC MISSILES BY THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S 
              REPUBLIC OF KOREA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Report Required.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days 
        thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence, in 
        conjunction with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the 
        appropriate congressional committees a report on the use by the 
        Democratic People's Republic of Korea of unsymmetrical dimethyl 
        hydrazine and other rocket fuels to power its ballistic 
        missiles.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph 
        (1) shall include the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) An assessment of each type of rocket 
                fuel the Democratic People's Republic of Korea uses, or 
                potentially may use, to power its ballistic missiles, 
                including the chemical precursors, production process, 
                and required production equipment for each such type of 
                rocket fuel.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) With respect to each such type of 
                rocket fuel, an assessment of the following:</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) Whether the use of that type 
                        of rocket fuel by the Democratic People's 
                        Republic of Korea is prohibited under United 
                        Nations Security Council resolutions, other 
                        multilateral sanctions imposed on the 
                        Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or 
                        sanctions imposed by the United States with 
                        respect to the Democratic People's Republic of 
                        Korea.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) Whether the Democratic 
                        People's Republic of Korea imports that type of 
                        rocket fuel as a finished product or imports 
                        chemical precursors and manufactures the 
                        finished product.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) The countries from which the 
                        Democratic People's Republic of Korea imports 
                        that type of rocket fuel as a finished product 
                        or from which the Democratic People's Republic 
                        of Korea imports the chemical precursors and 
                        equipment to manufacture that type of rocket 
                        fuel.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) The size and locations of the 
                        Democratic People's Republic of Korea's 
                        stockpiles, if any, of that type of rocket 
                        fuel.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (v) Whether that type of rocket 
                        fuel can be attributed to its original exporter 
                        based on unique chemical signatures or other 
                        relevant identifying information.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Form of report.--The report required by 
        paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 
        include a classified annex.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Strategy Required.--The Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the heads of relevant agencies, shall develop a 
diplomatic strategy to end the transfer of all rocket fuels and 
chemical precursors for rocket fuels to the Democratic People's 
Republic of Korea.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
the United States Ambassador to the United Nations should introduce a 
resolution to the United Nations Security Council--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) to request that the Panel of Experts on the 
        Democratic People's Republic of Korea established by United 
        Nations Security Council Resolution 1874 (2009) investigate the 
        importation and manufacture by the Democratic People's Republic 
        of Korea of rocket and ballistic missile fuels, including 
        unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazine and other fuels or their 
        chemical precursors; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) to specifically prohibit the exportation to 
        the Democratic People's Republic of Korea of unsymmetrical 
        dimethyl hydrazine and any other rocket fuels or precursor 
        chemicals to rocket fuels.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 305. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 
              DEFINED.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this title, the term ``appropriate congressional 
committees'' means the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives.</DELETED>

<DELETED>TITLE IV--STRATEGY TO DIPLOMATICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY ISOLATE 
          THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 401. REPORT ON EFFECTING A STRATEGY TO DIPLOMATICALLY AND 
              ECONOMICALLY ISOLATE THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
              KOREA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary 
of State or a designee of the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on actions taken by the United States 
to diplomatically and economically isolate the Democratic People's 
Republic of Korea.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Elements.--Each report required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) A description of the actions taken by the 
        Secretary of State, or designees of the Secretary, to consult 
        with governments around the world, with the purpose of inducing 
        those governments to diplomatically and economically isolate 
        the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) A description of the actions taken by those 
        governments to implement measures to diplomatically and 
        economically isolate the Democratic People's Republic of 
        Korea.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) A list of countries the governments of which 
        the Secretary has determined to be noncooperative with respect 
        to implementing measures to diplomatically and economically 
        isolate the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) A plan of action to engage with, and increase 
        cooperation with respect to the Democratic People's Republic of 
        Korea, by the governments of the countries on the list required 
        by paragraph (3).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Form of Report.--Each report required by subsection 
(a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a 
classified annex.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 402. AUTHORIZATION TO ALTER UNITED STATES RELATIONS WITH 
              COUNTRIES ENABLING THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
              KOREA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State may take such 
actions as are necessary to induce countries to take measures to 
diplomatically and economically isolate the Democratic People's 
Republic of Korea on the list required by section 401(b)(3).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Actions Included.--Actions described in subsection (a) 
may include--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) reduction of the diplomatic presence in the 
        United States of countries on the list required by section 
        401(b)(3); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) reduction of the diplomatic presence of the 
        United States in those countries.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Consultation.--Not less than 15 days before taking any 
action under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with the 
appropriate congressional committees with respect to the 
action.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 403. AUTHORIZATION TO TERMINATE OR REDUCE UNITED STATES 
              FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES ENABLING THE DEMOCRATIC 
              PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State may terminate or 
reduce United States foreign assistance to countries on the list 
required by section 401(b)(3).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Assistance Included.--Assistance terminated or reduced 
under subsection (a) may include--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) assistance under chapter 4 of part II of the 
        Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.; 
        relating to the Economic Support Fund);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) military assistance provided pursuant to 
        section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763; 
        relating to the Foreign Military Financing Program); 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) assistance provided under chapter 5 of part II 
        of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.; 
        relating to international military education and 
        training).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Consultation.--Not less than 15 days before taking any 
action under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with the 
appropriate congressional committees with respect to the 
action.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 404. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 
              DEFINED.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this title, the term ``appropriate congressional 
committees'' means--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the 
        Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
        Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
        Representatives.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Leverage to 
Enhance Effective Diplomacy Act of 2017'' or the ``LEED Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Appropriate congressional committees defined.

 TITLE I--REVIEW OF POLICY TOWARD THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
                                 KOREA

Sec. 101. Findings.
Sec. 102. Addressing the evolving threats posed by and capabilities of 
                            the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Sec. 103. Briefings on United States engagement with the Democratic 
                            People's Republic of Korea.
Sec. 104. Report on United States citizens detained by the Democratic 
                            People's Republic of Korea.
Sec. 105. Report and strategy relating to use of rocket fuels for 
                            ballistic missiles by the Democratic 
                            People's Republic of Korea.
Sec. 106. Policy of the United States with respect to sanctions with 
                            respect to the Democratic People's Republic 
                            of Korea.
Sec. 107. Policy of the United States with respect to negotiation on 
                            Democratic People's Republic of Korea's 
                            nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

TITLE II--STRATEGY TO ADDRESS THE THREATS POSED BY AND CAPABILITIES OF 
               THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Sec. 201. Report on a strategy to address the threats posed by and 
                            capabilities of the Democratic People's 
                            Republic of Korea.
Sec. 202. Sense of Congress on participation in international 
                            organizations by the Democratic People's 
                            Republic of Korea.
Sec. 203. Sense of Congress to alter United States relations with 
                            countries enabling the Democratic People's 
                            Republic of Korea.
Sec. 204. Sense of Congress on termination or reduction of United 
                            States foreign assistance to countries 
                            enabling the Democratic People's Republic 
                            of Korea.

   TITLE III--STRATEGY TO END USE OF NORTH KOREAN LABORERS BY OTHER 
                               COUNTRIES

Sec. 301. Strategy to end use of North Korean laborers by other 
                            countries.

TITLE IV--SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
                                 KOREA

Sec. 401. Imposition of sanctions with respect to sourcing, 
                            manufacture, trade, or distribution of 
                            illicit substances.
Sec. 402. Designation of certain entities under the North Korea 
                            Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 
                            2016.
Sec. 403. Report on exports of crude oil and petroleum products to the 
                            Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

SEC. 2. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.

    In this Act, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
means the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.

 TITLE I--REVIEW OF POLICY TOWARD THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
                                 KOREA

SEC. 101. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The Government of the Democratic People's Republic of 
        Korea has flagrantly defied the international community by 
        illicitly developing its nuclear and ballistic missile 
        programs, in violation of United Nations Security Council 
        Resolutions 1718 (2006), 1874 (2009), 2087 (2013), 2094 (2013), 
        2270 (2016), 2321 (2016), 2371 (2017), and 2375 (2017).
            (2) The Government of the Democratic People's Republic of 
        Korea engages in gross human rights abuses against its own 
        people and citizens of other countries, including the United 
        States, the Republic of Korea, and Japan.
            (3) The United States is committed to pursuing a peaceful 
        denuclearization of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 
        through a policy of maximum pressure and engagement, in close 
        concert with its partners.

SEC. 102. ADDRESSING THE EVOLVING THREATS POSED BY AND CAPABILITIES OF 
              THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Director of 
National Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of State and 
the Secretary of Defense, and, as appropriate, the Secretary of the 
Treasury and the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on--
            (1) the evolving threats posed by and capabilities of the 
        Democratic People's Republic of Korea; and
            (2) United States efforts to mitigate and respond to those 
        threats and capabilities.
    (b) Elements.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall include 
the following:
            (1) An assessment of the status of the nuclear and 
        ballistic missile programs of the Democratic People's Republic 
        of Korea, including what elements constitute such programs, and 
        any technological advancements, disruptions, or setbacks to 
        such programs during--
                    (A) in the case of the first such report, the 60-
                day period preceding submission of the report; and
                    (B) in the case of any subsequent such report, the 
                180-day period preceding submission of the report.
            (2) An assessment of the sources of, and the methods of the 
        Democratic People's Republic of Korea for procuring, critical 
        components for its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, 
        including liquid and solid rocket fuels and components, 
        navigation and guidance systems, computer and electrical 
        components, and specialized materials.
            (3) An assessment of the cyber capabilities of the 
        Democratic People's Republic of Korea, including its efforts to 
        conduct cyber and corporate espionage, to commit illicit 
        commercial and financial activities through international cyber 
        systems, and to suppress opposition to and spread propaganda in 
        support of the nuclear and ballistic missile activities of the 
        Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
            (4) A summary of activities of the Democratic People's 
        Republic of Korea relating to evading sanctions imposed by the 
        United States or the United Nations Security Council, including 
        an assessment of the sourcing, manufacture, trade, or 
        distribution of methamphetamines, narcotics, and other illicit 
        substances and any associated precursor chemicals, including by 
        state-owned entities, other entities (including universities), 
        and individuals, for the purpose of financing or otherwise 
        supporting the nuclear and ballistic missile programs of the 
        Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
    (c) Form of Report.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.

SEC. 103. BRIEFINGS ON UNITED STATES ENGAGEMENT WITH THE DEMOCRATIC 
              PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA.

    Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and regularly thereafter, the Secretary of State or a designee of the 
Secretary shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the 
status of any United States diplomatic engagement with the Government 
of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, including with respect to 
efforts to secure the release of United States citizens detained in the 
Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

SEC. 104. REPORT ON UNITED STATES CITIZENS DETAINED BY THE DEMOCRATIC 
              PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not 
later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report on United States citizens 
detained by the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of 
Korea, including United States citizens who are also citizens of other 
countries.
    (b) Elements.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall 
include, with respect to each United States citizen detained by the 
Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the following:
            (1) The name of the United States citizen.
            (2) A description of the circumstances surrounding the 
        detention of the United States citizen.
            (3) An assessment of the health and welfare of the United 
        States citizen.
            (4) An assessment of whether any United States Government 
        officials or foreign government officials have been provided 
        access to the United States citizen.
            (5) A summary of any communications or comments by 
        officials of the Government of the Democratic People's Republic 
        of Korea regarding the detention and welfare of the United 
        States citizen.
            (6) A summary of official communications by United States 
        Government officials or foreign government officials, or other 
        persons acting on behalf of those officials, regarding the 
        United States citizen, including efforts to secure the release 
        of the United States citizen.
    (c) Form of Reports.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.
    (d) Interim Briefings.--During periods between the submission of 
reports under subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall brief the 
appropriate congressional committees on any significant updates on the 
status and welfare of any United States citizens detained by the 
Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

SEC. 105. REPORT AND STRATEGY RELATING TO USE OF ROCKET FUELS FOR 
              BALLISTIC MISSILES BY THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
              KOREA.

    (a) Report Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
        Intelligence, in conjunction with the Secretary of State, shall 
        submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
        the use by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea of 
        unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazine and other rocket fuels to 
        power its ballistic missiles.
            (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
        include the following:
                    (A) An assessment of each type of rocket fuel the 
                Democratic People's Republic of Korea uses, or 
                potentially may use, to power its ballistic missiles, 
                including the chemical precursors, production process, 
                and required production equipment for each such type of 
                rocket fuel.
                    (B) With respect to each such type of rocket fuel, 
                an assessment of the following:
                            (i) Whether the use of that type of rocket 
                        fuel by the Democratic People's Republic of 
                        Korea is prohibited under United Nations 
                        Security Council resolutions, other 
                        multilateral sanctions imposed with respect to 
                        the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or 
                        sanctions imposed by the United States with 
                        respect to the Democratic People's Republic of 
                        Korea.
                            (ii) Whether the Democratic People's 
                        Republic of Korea imports that type of rocket 
                        fuel as a finished product or imports chemical 
                        precursors and manufactures the finished 
                        product.
                            (iii) The countries from which the 
                        Democratic People's Republic of Korea imports 
                        that type of rocket fuel as a finished product 
                        or from which the Democratic People's Republic 
                        of Korea imports the chemical precursors and 
                        equipment to manufacture that type of rocket 
                        fuel.
                            (iv) The size and locations of the 
                        Democratic People's Republic of Korea's 
                        stockpiles, if any, of that type of rocket 
                        fuel.
                            (v) Whether that type of rocket fuel can be 
                        attributed to its original exporter based on 
                        unique chemical signatures or other relevant 
                        identifying information.
            (3) Form of report.--The report required by paragraph (1) 
        shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a 
        classified annex.
    (b) Strategy Required.--The Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the heads of relevant agencies, shall develop a diplomatic 
strategy to end the transfer of all rocket fuels and chemical 
precursors for rocket fuels to the Democratic People's Republic of 
Korea.
    (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the United 
States Ambassador to the United Nations should introduce a resolution 
to the United Nations Security Council--
            (1) to request that the Panel of Experts on the Democratic 
        People's Republic of Korea established by United Nations 
        Security Council Resolution 1874 (2009) investigate the 
        importation and manufacture by the Democratic People's Republic 
        of Korea of rocket and ballistic missile fuels, including 
        unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazine and other fuels or their 
        chemical precursors; and
            (2) to specifically prohibit the exportation to the 
        Democratic People's Republic of Korea of unsymmetrical dimethyl 
        hydrazine and any other rocket fuels or precursor chemicals to 
        rocket fuels.

SEC. 106. POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TO SANCTIONS WITH 
              RESPECT TO THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA.

    (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States 
that sanctions with respect to activities of the Government of the 
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, persons acting for or on behalf 
of that Government, or other persons, provided for in Executive Order 
13687 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to imposing additional sanctions 
with respect to North Korea), Executive Order 13694 (50 U.S.C. 1701 
note; relating to blocking the property of certain persons engaging in 
significant malicious cyber-enabled activities), Executive Order 13722 
(50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking the property of the 
Government of North Korea and the Workers' Party of Korea, and 
prohibiting certain transactions with respect to North Korea), or 
Executive Order 13810 (82 Fed. Reg. 44705; relating to imposing 
additional sanctions with respect to North Korea), as such Executive 
Orders are in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of 
this Act, shall remain in effect until the Democratic People's Republic 
of Korea is no longer engaged in the illicit activities described in 
such Executive Orders, including actions in violation of United Nations 
Security Council Resolutions 1718 (2006), 1874 (2009), 2087 (2013), 
2094 (2013), 2270 (2016), 2321 (2016), 2371 (2017), and 2375 (2017).
    (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to limit the authority of the President pursuant to the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
    (c) Report.--Not later than 30 days after terminating any sanction 
with respect to the activities of the Government of the Democratic 
People's Republic of Korea, a person acting for or on behalf of that 
Government, or any other person provided for in an Executive order 
specified in subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report regarding the cessation 
of illicit activities in violation of United Nations Security Council 
Resolutions 1718 (2006), 1874 (2009), 2087 (2013), 2094 (2013), 2270 
(2016), 2321 (2016), 2371 (2017), and 2375 (2017) by that Government or 
that person, as the case may be.

SEC. 107. POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TO NEGOTIATION ON 
              DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA'S NUCLEAR AND 
              BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAMS.

    It is the policy of the United States that the objective of 
negotiations with respect to the nuclear and ballistic missile programs 
of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea be the complete, 
verifiable, and irreversible dismantlement of those programs.

TITLE II--STRATEGY TO ADDRESS THE THREATS POSED BY AND CAPABILITIES OF 
               THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA

SEC. 201. REPORT ON A STRATEGY TO ADDRESS THE THREATS POSED BY AND 
              CAPABILITIES OF THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
              KOREA.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of 
State or a designee of the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on actions taken by the United States 
to address the threats posed by and capabilities of the Democratic 
People's Republic of Korea.
    (b) Elements.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall include 
the following:
            (1) A summary of ongoing efforts by the United States to 
        identify strategies and policies, including an assessment of 
        the strengths and weaknesses of such strategies and policies, 
        to achieve peaceful denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula 
        and to eliminate the threat posed by the ballistic missile 
        program of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
            (2) An assessment of potential roadmaps toward peaceful 
        denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and the elimination of 
        the nuclear and ballistic missile threats posed by the 
        Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and specific actions the 
        Democratic People's Republic of Korea would need to take for 
        each such roadmap to become viable.
            (3) A summary of the United States strategy to increase 
        international coordination and cooperation, whether 
        unilaterally, bilaterally, or multilaterally, including 
        sanctions enforcement and interdiction, to address the threat 
        posed by the nuclear and ballistic missile programs of the 
        Democratic People's Republic of Korea. That summary shall 
        include the following:
                    (A) A description of the actions taken by the 
                Secretary of State, or designees of the Secretary, to 
                consult with governments around the world, with the 
                purpose of inducing those governments to diplomatically 
                and economically isolate the Democratic People's 
                Republic of Korea.
                    (B) A description of the actions taken by those 
                governments to implement measures to diplomatically and 
                economically isolate the Democratic People's Republic 
                of Korea.
                    (C) A list of countries the governments of which 
                the Secretary has determined to be noncooperative with 
                respect to implementing measures to diplomatically and 
                economically isolate the Democratic People's Republic 
                of Korea.
                    (D) A plan of action to engage, and increase 
                cooperation with respect to the Democratic People's 
                Republic of Korea, with the governments of the 
                countries on the list required by subparagraph (C).
            (4) An assessment of the adequacy of the national export 
        control regimes of countries that are members of the United 
        Nations, and multilateral export control regimes, that are 
        necessary to enforce sanctions imposed with respect to the 
        Democratic People's Republic of Korea pursuant to United 
        Nations Security Council resolutions and an action plan to 
        encourage and assist countries in adopting and using 
        authorities necessary to enforce export controls required by 
        United Nations Security Council resolutions.
    (c) Form of Report.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.

SEC. 202. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL 
              ORGANIZATIONS BY THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
              KOREA.

    It is the sense of Congress that representatives of the United 
States shall use the voice and vote of the United States in all 
international organizations, as appropriate, to advocate for the 
expulsion of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from such 
organizations, until such time as the Democratic People's Republic of 
Korea meets its commitments under United Nations Security Council 
Resolutions 1718 (2006), 1874 (2009), 2087 (2013), 2094 (2013), 2270 
(2016), 2321 (2016), 2371 (2017), and 2375 (2017).

SEC. 203. SENSE OF CONGRESS TO ALTER UNITED STATES RELATIONS WITH 
              COUNTRIES ENABLING THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
              KOREA.

    It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State may take 
such actions as are necessary to induce countries to take measures to 
diplomatically and economically isolate the Democratic People's 
Republic of Korea, including--
            (1) reducing the diplomatic presence in the United States 
        of countries the governments of which the Secretary has 
        determined to be noncooperative with respect to implementing 
        measures to diplomatically and economically isolate the 
        Democratic People's Republic of Korea; and
            (2) reducing the diplomatic presence of the United States 
        in those countries.

SEC. 204. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TERMINATION OR REDUCTION OF UNITED 
              STATES FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES ENABLING THE 
              DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA.

    It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State may 
terminate or reduce United States foreign assistance to countries 
enabling the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

   TITLE III--STRATEGY TO END USE OF NORTH KOREAN LABORERS BY OTHER 
                               COUNTRIES

SEC. 301. STRATEGY TO END USE OF NORTH KOREAN LABORERS BY OTHER 
              COUNTRIES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a strategy for leveraging the 
sanctions imposed pursuant to section 302B of the North Korea Sanctions 
and Policy Enhancement Act (22 U.S.C. 9241b) to persuade countries that 
import North Korean laborers in a manner described in section 
104(b)(1)(L) of that Act (22 U.S.C. 9214(b)(1)(L)) to end that 
practice.
    (b) Form of Report.--The strategy required by subsection (a) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.

TITLE IV--SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
                                 KOREA

SEC. 401. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO SOURCING, 
              MANUFACTURE, TRADE, OR DISTRIBUTION OF ILLICIT 
              SUBSTANCES.

    Section 104(b)(1) of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy 
Enhancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9214(b)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (M), by striking ``; or'' and inserting 
        a semicolon;
            (2) in subparagraph (N), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(O) knowingly facilitated the sourcing, 
                manufacture, trade, or distribution of illicit 
                substances for the purpose of financing or otherwise 
                supporting the nuclear and ballistic missile programs 
                of North Korea.''.

SEC. 402. DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN ENTITIES UNDER THE NORTH KOREA 
              SANCTIONS AND POLICY ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2016.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report that includes the following:
            (1) A determination with respect to whether reasonable 
        grounds exist, and an explanation of the reasons for any 
        determination that such grounds do not exist, to designate, 
        pursuant to section 104 of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy 
        Enhancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9214), each of the 
        following:
                    (A) Dandong Xinyang Chemical Rubber Co.
                    (B) Dandong Zhongze Trade Co. Ltd.
                    (C) Hunchun Xinshidai Industry and Trade Co. Ltd.
                    (D) Dandong Qiancang Trading Co. Ltd.
                    (E) Dalian West Pacific Petrochemical.
                    (F) Dandong Hao Du Trading Co. Ltd.
            (2) A list of entities that, during the 12-month period 
        preceding submission of the report, have imported or exported 
        any goods, services, or technology to or from the Democratic 
        People's Republic of Korea valued at more than $1,000,000,000.
    (b) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted 
in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.

SEC. 403. REPORT ON EXPORTS OF CRUDE OIL AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS TO THE 
              DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the President 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
exports of crude oil and petroleum products to the Democratic People's 
Republic of Korea that includes--
            (1) an estimate of the total amount of crude oil and 
        petroleum products, by volume and by dollar amount, exported to 
        the Democratic People's Republic of Korea; and
            (2) a description of the method of transportation for such 
        crude oil and petroleum products.
    (b) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted 
in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to address the 
        evolving threats posed by and capabilities of the Democratic 
        People's Republic of Korea, to require global economic and 
        political pressure to support diplomatic denuclearization of 
        the Korean Peninsula, and for other purposes.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 279

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1901

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                                 A BILL

To require global economic and political pressure to support diplomatic 
    denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, including through the 
     imposition of sanctions with respect to the Government of the 
     Democratic People's Republic of Korea and any enablers of the 
  activities of that Government, and to reauthorize the North Korean 
           Human Rights Act of 2004, and for other purposes.

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                            December 7, 2017

        Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title